Rochelle Claire dog and I, June 2014 at Florence, OR. Rochelle & I have been exploring the coast. I have had a great ache to see the Pacific since I started life as an RVer. Finally, we've arrived at the coast! We're sticking to the Oregon coast for now to enjoy the lower than California gas prices, plus, I want to meet up with friends in Portland, OR. I'm in love with the coast and the PERFECT 70 degree temperatures. I don't want to go inland for very long. The key time to do the coast appears to be June, July and August, the hottest days of the year. Either that or the mountains. We'll I've been in the mountains since March, so, it's been time for a change! Enjoy my photo journey below. A very, very, happy, frolicsome dog, indeed! When I mention the word "beach" now, I see two velvety grey ears jump up in excitement. This is Rochelle & I's first day meeting the Pacific. A selfie with the Florence, OR jetty dunes. Some beautiful "drizzled sand" beach art. Made by hands or the waves? Some lovely Foxgloves we found in Florence, OR, near the river. These lovely flower bunches were found all around the river and swampy areas. I've never seen them in the wild like this before. View from Sea Lion Caves 8 miles or so north of Florence, OR. Same view but a different angle and without the trees. Gorgeous view from Sea Lion Caves. This is the path down to the caves, which I opted out of visiting since it wasn't free. He he. It's all about free and cheap, but mostly free these days for me. But, what a million dollar view! Another awesome view from Sea Lion Caves of Big Blue! On our way up the coast, we also found some very lush rainforest-like forests! Yachats, OR Yachats, OR rocky shore with part of this small beach town in the background. A very charming place! Yachats, OR beach at low tide. Yachats, OR storefronts. Charming, indeed! And just when I thought I couldn't be charmed anymore! Charmed, indeed!
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Almost every camp is my favorite camp, it seems these days. Here in the southwest, when the desert heats up, I'm probably one of the first RVers to head for the hills....NO, the mountains! My favorite temperatures for living in a dark colored campervan are mid 50's to low 70's. So, with higher elevation comes nice, cooler temperatures, which I seek out of necessity, during the hottest months of the year. Right now, my top choices are the mountains of Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes. Here are a few fun photos of my recent travels to catch you up on some of my adventures. This is Dog Valley near Verdi, NV. Such a lovely view to wake up to every morning for the week we were there! This is actually a view of it on a long descending hike into the valley. Ahhh, much better lighting in this one. It pays to either rise up early morning to photograph, or be keenly aware near sunset (which was my choice for this photo) for nature photography. This is another view from camp of Dog Valley, Verdi, NV. And another gorgeous view of Dog Valley right from camp. We stayed in this spot for 7 days enjoying this breath-taking view. We could have stayed for 14 days, but, I had a guilty conscience reserving the shooting range camp across from us for a friend that was delayed and not able to join us for another few weeks. No can listen to people shooting off ear drum cracking noises right next to my camp. One guy tried it and I asked him kindly if he'd move on to another shooting area. He said he thought I was out hiking. Thankfully, he was a real nice guy and moved on. So, it was onward to a new and just as spectacular camp with no worries of shooting ranges nearby. Here's our next lovely camp near Stampede Reservoir just outside of Truckee, CA. I loved the old time split rail fencing at this camp! And this picnic table must be like a 100 years old! Notice the newly shaven dog in the background. That's my girl! And its off to find a new camp! What a perfect way to go looking around the National Forest for the next camp. Ha ha! I wish. No, really, this was a unique opportunity I witnessed. While staying one night at Prosser Ranch campground, I awoke about 6 am to the sounds of people getting their hot air balloon ready for a Saturday morning ride! Which was perfect as it got me up and moving to look for our next gorgeous camp! Here's our next camp in a truly wilderness area north of Lake Tahoe. This felt like the most remote camp I've ever been in. However, there were occasional hikers and bikers going by, so, I wasn't truly alone in the wild. I believe this forest may be an old growth forest. Here are some lovely pine trees near our camp. I've never been in an old growth forest, but, by the looks of some of the lichen growing on these trees, I believe these trees have been here at least hundreds of years. Here's a closer view of what I'm talking about. Notice the beautiful furry looking green stuff growing on the branches. That's a type of lichen. Lastly, here are some snow plants, a type of sarcode, near our latest camp. Sorry, I don't have photos yet of our latest camp. It's just a simple pull-off along a dirt road, so, nothing real unique, but, a nice quiet road, thankfully. We've been on tour around Lake Tahoe scoping out camps ahead of time for our upcoming visiting friends, Jill and her dog Ruthie. Currently, we're camped about 8 miles from the "old growth forest" camp, still north of Lake Tahoe. Until next time! |
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